The purpose of the 2025 umbrella cooperative agreement between washington state department of agriculture (wsda) and USDA is to carry out joint federal-state animal health related objectives including…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $322,224 Cooperative Agreement to the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025). The purpose of this 1-year award is for WSDA to carry out joint federal-state animal health related objectives, including the continuation of animal disease control and eradication programs, prevention of foreign animal disease incursion, and animal health emergency response preparedness. Key activities to be performed by WSDA include reportable and foreign animal disease investigations, disease tracing, producer/stakeholder support for biosecurity and disease reporting, animal disease response preparation and training, avian influenza surveillance, and surveillance and stakeholder support for high-consequence swine diseases. Expected outcomes include reduced likelihood of high-consequence animal disease introduction and timely detection and response to animal diseases of concern such as avian influenza and bovine tuberculosis/brucellosis.

Activities

Wsda will conduct a variety of activities to achieve animal health objectives including reportable and FAD investigations and disease tracing activities producer/stakeholder support aimed at biosecurity, recognition and reporting of diseases of concern, and continuity of business in the event of a disease outbreak animal disease response preparation, training of personnel, and maintenance of equipment and supplies for emergency responses activities related to animal disease response including agency coordination, stakeholder support, as well as surveillance, control, and eradication activities multiagency disease reporting and response coordination avian influenza surveillance, avian health and biosecurity related stakeholder support, and avian influenza response activities bovine brucellosis, tuberculosis and BSE surveillance, stakeholder support, and secure food supply development activities scrapie eradication work in small ruminants that incorporates official identification, testing, and producer participation high consequence swine disease surveillance such as swine brucellosis and pseudorabies, and CSF/ASF as well as stakeholder support to producers aimed at reducing risk of disease introduction into swine herds. Disease surveillance and response activities in additional species such equids and rabbits deliverables and expected outcomes: expected outcomes of this award include reduced likelihood of high consequence animal disease introduction timely detection and response to animal diseases of concern such as avian influenza, bovine tuberculosis/brucellosis, scrapie, swine brucellosis/pseudorabies, and foreign swine fevers. Increased producer/stakeholder awareness of disease concerns and improved ability to prevent disease introduction through biosecurity practices. Expanded animal health and zoonotic disease prevention/response related capabilities supported by multiagency partnerships intended beneficiary(IES): in addition to USDA, wsda, and other state animal health agencies, this award benefits producers, accredited veterinarians, and other livestock industry stakeholders in the state of washington. Due to the nature of interstate commerce and widespread movement of animals and animal products, the award also benefits stakeholders outside of washington. The public also has broad interests in animal health including maintenance of food/fiber supply and prevention of disease spillover into additional sectors and species, and therefore, benefits from the work this award supports. Subrecipient activities, if known or specified at the time of award: NA